There’s acutely aware uncoupling after which there’s acutely aware collaborating. Exes and TV personalities Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack have reunited for a brand new actuality competitors present, “The Flip Off,” on HGTV.
El Moussa and Haack (then referred to as Christina Corridor) had been first launched to viewers in 2013 as married co-stars of the HGTV sequence “Flip or Flop,” which aired for 10 seasons. When their marriage led to 2017, they continued to movie collectively — with some stress — till the sequence finale in 2022.
Now, El Moussa has teamed together with his new spouse, Heather Rae El Moussa, an actual property agent additionally recognized for Netflix’s “Selling Sunset,” to compete towards Haack on “The Flip Off.” All sides scouts a home to purchase, redo and promote. One room is tackled at a time and is critiqued by a visitor choose. Ultimately, the winner with the bigger flip revenue will get a paid trip and bragging rights.
“There might need been some spying. Like, ‘How is she designing? What is she doing? How much should we spend? Is she really not spending a lot of money?’” says Heather El Moussa.
All three actual property brokers are additionally co-producers on “The Flip Off,” which airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and “we all knew it was going to be TV gold,” says Haack.
The sequence has had some drama on display and off. Haack started filming together with her now estranged husband, Josh Corridor, as her teammate. The 2 cut up shortly thereafter and a few of their stress is seen on “The Flip Off.” When Corridor exited, Haack was joined by mates she’s labored with behind-the-scenes on initiatives. Her second ex-husband, TV persona Ant Antstead, even makes an look.
The El Moussas and Haack spoke with the AP in regards to the present and dealing collectively. Solutions are edited for readability and brevity.
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AP: Heather, it isn’t simple so far and marry a person who’s working together with his ex-wife. Are you stunned you are all collaborating now?
HEATHER EL MOUSSA: I got here into plenty of chaos after I first met this man as a result of they had been filming “Flip or Flop.” At some point they like one another, the subsequent day they don’t, so it was rather a lot for me to tackle… But it surely’s been such a fantastic relationship that we’ve all constructed, and particularly Christina and I all through this.
AP: Do you ever assume again to these moments while you weren’t getting alongside and surprise how you bought to the place you at the moment are?
HAACK: Tarek and I each have a really fast bounce-back impact. We may very well be in an argument, however then the cameras could be rolling and we are able to create a fantastic scene and be over it. I like making good TV. I believe it’s enjoyable.
AP: What had been among the challenges of the brand new present?
HAACK: The largest quantity of stress is making an attempt to out-design one another. Usually with a home flip, you’re simply designing it for the neighborhood and you recognize, you’ll be able to paint or knock down some partitions, however such as you’re not making an attempt to overdo it. Through the course of, we obtained so aggressive with one another, we positively all overspent.
AP: Tarek, you usually seek advice from your self on the present because the king of flipping homes. Why?
TAREK EL MOUSSA: I’ve discovered plenty of classes by expertise. , I’ve achieved about 1,000 offers at this level. And each time you make a mistake, each time you lose a greenback, each time you get burned, it’s a lesson. And you retain stacking these classes. I’m so excited in regards to the future as a result of all these classes are paying off.
HEATHER EL MOUSSA: He all the time says to maintain the emotion out of it as a result of I believe you will get so caught on when issues go unsuitable with a flip. At first, I might be so mad if one factor went unsuitable. Tarek’s like, “It’s a must to transfer on. You may’t dwell on the small issues. Take emotion out of the flip.”
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